Воспоминания камикадзе

Japanese kamikaze attacks against U.S. aircraft carriers and ships in the Pacific during WWII. Via Wikipedia: “The Kamikaze (神風?, literally: “God wind“; common translation: “Divine wind“) [ˌkamiˈkaːzɛ] ( listen), official name: Tokubetsu Kōgekitai (特別攻撃隊?), Tokkō Tai (特攻隊?), or Tokkō (特攻?), were attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible. Kamikaze pilots would attempt to crash their aircraft into enemy ships in what was called a “Body Attack“ (体当たり; 体当り) taiatari— in planes often laden with explosives, bombs, torpedoes and full fuel tanks. The aircraft’s normal functions (to deliver torpedoes or bombs or engage other aircraft) were put aside,